Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Sword with Ancient Handmade Wakizashi Blade Vietnam with a cartouche still present

with a cartouche still present on the left grip

when the Eighth Air Force put over 2

The inner circle measures 14 inches in diameter

so we assume that this was part of a museum display

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Sword with Ancient Handmade Wakizashi Blade Vietnam with a cartouche still presentOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a private auction, this is a very nice wartime High Grade Japanese Naval officers sword in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. Unlike most we have seen, this example is not fitted with a Katana blade, but instead with the shorter Wakizashi (), a shorter type of sword used more